We found this place while driving through the Central Valley and decided to stop for breakfast. I ordered the American omelette, and my husband had the quesabirria. Both were absolutely delicious! I wouldn't call it healthy food -- it's definitely more of a comfort-food, fun-food kind of place. But once in a while, this is exactly the kind of meal you want. We really enjoyed it and were very happy we stopped by. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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I stopped by this brunch spot since I happened to be in town. It's a nicely decorated restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere, and my waitress was very friendly. I ordered the steak and eggs with country potatoes, wheat toast, and coffee. The steak was unfortunately very thin and lacked seasoning or flavor. The country potatoes were just okay. The biggest issue was the coffee service. I was given coffee when I sat down, but refills were slow. I eventually had to let another server know I needed more because my waitress hadn't come back. To be fair, she did return shortly afterward, but by then another server had already taken care of me. Despite that, she was pleasant throughout my visit and even offered me a bottle of water for the road, which I appreciated. Overall, the service was friendly, but the food and attentiveness could use some improvement read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - thin steak - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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Went here in a large group for my sisters brunch bday. I'm judging based on the food they should be good at. Food was mediocre Mexican food. Our group ordered different American breakfast spreads which my family said was good. The Mexican breakfast items needed more flavor and authenticity. The sauces on the chilaquiles and huevos rancheros taste like they use canned tomatoes or canned tomatillos. For a Mexican restaurant I'd imagine they'd make the sauces from scratch. The service was also okay. Pretty slow and there weren't that many guests. Mimosas are also okay. Don't think I'll be back. read more

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The food was good, the wait staff was very friendly. Service was very slow, we arrived with a short wait. We had to flag someone down to take our drink order after 30 minutes, the wait for food was long. We ordered a molcajete and club sandwich. read more

I went there for brunch restaurant wasn't busy. Service was good. The ambiance was great. The food was delicious. Although, I got non-alcoholic pins colada which was wayyyy too sweet to drink. Over all good experience read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Strawberry and Banana French Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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This place is the cutest!! I came here for a girls brunch and it exceeded my expectations. The cocktails were allll super delicious and cute insta worthy! The quesabiirra tacos were also very good. I also order pozole and it was so flavorful. The server was great, very knowledgeable on the menu and gave great suggestions. There was no wait to be seated and the food came out quickly. I will definitely be returning. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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Nice clean roadside restaurant with a great breakfast menu and very friendly service.

This place is always packed but we had been lucky to get seated right away. Lots of people here orders their Mimosas. My family love their fresh squeezed OJ. My daughter always get their Nutella Crepe and a side of bacon, while my son orders the Mini Pancake. Ordered Sunset Breakfast but with Tres Leches Pancake. I do recommend this place. read more

I don't usually go out for breakfast/brunch, but I was going to a church just a few hundred feet away and I have been to Johnny's a couple of times and that other place by the high school. I was greeted after a moment, just after 8:30 when there was only one server working. Two others arrived probably 15 minutes later. It really wasn't much different inside than when it was Johnny's. I even sat at the counter. It feels renewed, not renovated. Having a drink menu at 8:30 in the morning seemed more "Breakfast at Tiffany's" than I considered, even though I knew that they had such a menu. I think I spent too much time thinking about that. I ended up ordering Chorizo & Eggs. That's a first time for me. I was thinking that I spent almost a week in Monterrey, NL, and I couldn't remember anything I ate. The hotel restaurant had Spanish food, and that was 1977. With a name like Querencia (hangout/haunt), I had to try a Mexican breakfast. When the food arrived, she told me that the tortillas would take an extra moment. I asked something silly: "is there a special way to eat the meal?", especially since everything comes with tortillas. She was kind and helpful. The Chorizo & Eggs didn't look as appetizing as I expected it would. The good thing was that it was more like grandma cooked than having a chef. Tell me that you don't like grandma's cooking more. Come on. With the orange juice, it was about $28 and 22% tip put it over $34. The servers all seemed very friendly, and the food was good. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Chorizo & Eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

The location is wierd. They have a banner with the restaurants name over the previous sign the past restaurant had . The place is clean and spacious inside. The food was good. It wasn't the best chicken fried steak i ever had but it was good. The prices weren't bad. I would recommend it to others and I would definitely go back. The service was good as well. read more

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My friend invited me to breakfast and chose this place she loves it. The service was great. Looked clean and inviting. I got the guava mimosa it was cool. I also got the red and green chilaquiles I honestly preferred the red over the green. I like that they add chorizo to the bottom. The chicken I added was a little dry. My friend ordered the suiza enchiladas they were yummy and came with rice and beans. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Guava mimosa - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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Food is always pretty good here.... Customer service is good and they have a pretty big menu.... read more

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Came here with my sister and our boyfriends. The restaurant was packed, but we got in right away. The decor and overall vibes are amazing, but we unfortunately had very slow service. We had to ask/order our coffee 3 times and one of us didn't even get it until we were done eating. Aside from that, the staff were very nice and the food tasted great. I'd like to try this spot again and give the service another chance. read more

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The food choices are on point. Both Mexican and American offerings. The service is also top knotch. From the moment you enter the establishment up to your exit. The place is nice, big and clean. Andrea the server is the best. Will definitely come again. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Customer reaction. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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Lots of parking available and okay service. There were only two servers working this day so they had their hands tied. My friend and I took a minute to order because we hadn't seen each other in a while. The sever approached us about 4 times asking if we were ready before we finally looked at the menus to order. The server was patient and friendly. Towards the end of our experience it started to get really hot inside. Food was good but I honestly thought it would have been better based off of some videos I saw online. I ordered the bacon and egg tacos which came with hash browns and two small sides of salsa. I didn't eat much of the tortillas. I had to remind the staff that I was my missing hash browns. Once I received them they were really crispy and delicious! My friend ordered the verde chilaquiles with both chorizo and steak. We had to remind the staff of the missing steak. Drinks were good but you could tell this place is known for their mimosas. Almost every table had one or some type of specialty drink on their table. Super cute presentation! read more

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This is a gem. The drinks are fabulous we had a mimosa that was great and I'll be back to try something different real soon. The food is fantastic too ... I loved the ambiance and they had attentive service! read more

The food is great, the people that work there are really nice. and it's a very bright place. Sorry, no pictures just figured out how to work it. Pictures from now on read more

I came back to finally try the Shrimp Miche!! It was so delicious and I can't wait to come back for it with friends. Service was great as usual but I hope they add another server soon because they get really busy early. It also looked like they added extra decor for cinco de mayo yesterday so they keep up with the ambiance. Another employee mentioned they will soon add outdoor seating in the future. My server was the same lady from 2 weeks ago and they remember me because of the Shrimp Miche ...I tipped her exceptionally well this time around in cash this time so hopefully that makes up for last time. I sat at the counter table near the kitchen so I was able to see them prepare some of the dishes which made me think of coming back to try something else!! Another table had kids and they ordered juice and saw the juice machine squeezing the kids oj juice. The cups were cute with sippy spouts so helpful rather than straws. Speaking of straws, I was sitting next to some and noticed they were heart shaped. I grabbed one to drink my Shrimp Miche read more

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We got breakfast to go from Querencia recently during our trip to Great Wolf Lodge. At first glance of the menu, I thought it was pricey but soon found out what a great deal this place was. A Belgian by itself is expensive! But you can add an American style bacon and eggs breakfast for an additional $5. A breakfast scramble alone is expensive, but you can add pancakes for something like $5 more, and they are HUGE! Wash it down with some Cafe de Olla. The workers were super nice - i arrived before my food was ready and the worker offered me a seat and ice water. Another worker offered to help me bring my bags of food out to the car. Highly recommend this spot! read more

I'll start by the menu was a little all over the place me and Unfortunately, this wasn't a great experience for us. To start, I thought the prices were pretty high for the portion sizes. For example, 3 breakfast tacos came out to almost $20, which felt expensive for what you're getting. The service was also very slow. We ordered drinks within about 5 minutes of sitting down, but we didn't receive all of them -- milk and two lattes -- until almost 30 minutes later. That was also around the time our food order was finally taken. By the time our food came out, we had been sitting there for almost an hour. I ordered a breakfast burrito that was listed on the menu as having sausage, but when it came out, the sausage was maple flavored. I personally wouldn't have ordered it if the menu had specified maple sausage because it completely changes the flavor of the burrito. The tortilla also had a hard texture, the sour cream tasted like regular store-bought sour cream rather than Mexican crema, and it was supposed to have queso fresco on top. Instead, it came with regular shredded Mexican cheese that wasn't even melted. My hash browns didn't come out with the rest of my food either. When they finally arrived, some parts were burnt while other parts seemed undercooked, and the portion was surprisingly small. One other thing that concerned me was that the men's restroom had no soap. Hopefully there is a separate handwashing area for employees, because seeing an empty soap dispenser in the restroom definitely isn't reassuring at a restaurant. Overall, between the prices, small portions, slow service, and issues with the food, it just wasn't a good experience. I don't think I'll be coming back, but if I do decide to give them another chance, I'll update my review. read more

Pricey for the portion my omelette was small and my sausage sweet not for my taste paid extra for mushrooms and only saw like 4 pieces of it, coffee watery then got the café de olla and was hella sweet not coming back Bathroom didn't have toilet paper read more

Andrea was our waitress and she was AMAZING! She took great care of me and my girls. We will be coming back asap! Great atmosphere and even better drinks! Thank you Andrea!!! read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Chilaquiles and chorizo and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

From the amazing severs (Andrea) to the mimosas, the beautiful vibe and atmosphere.... and my favorite THE FOOD! I've lived in Manteca for 40 yrs. I know a good place... this is it!!! read more

Went there for brunch, and the food was delicious. We ordered the chilaquiles and the breakfast tacos with chorizo. We also each ordered the sunrise mimosas. Everything was awesome including the ambience, the waitstaff, and the food! We will definitely be back! I'm so glad Manteca is finally getting places like this with fun, updated decor. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Sunrise mimosas - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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This is literally a hidden gem in manteca! The food was good, flavorful. Good portion sizes, good coffeeee. Great service, great lowkey restaurant. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

Very good food.. It's nice that they have a variety of food ! not just Mexican food..... Large portions and taste wonderful.. read more

This was my first time here since it's been Querencia and it was very yummy! Our server was super nice and attentive. My 3.5 year old daughter was there asking lots of questions and she was being very sweet to her. The portions are giant, my mil and her mom shared a meal and I took half of mine home. I love the biscuit to gravy ratio for my meal, and it was packed with flavor but both of our meals were cold. That is the only complaint that I have. I would definitely come again. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

This quaint place has only been open for a short space, and the ambiance is electric! Staff is gleeful and on time with food! Pleasantly surprised by the decor and the food was quite delicious! Thanks Andrea! read more

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This is one of my favorite spots in Manteca to have Brunch after Church. It is family owned and ran and holy smokes the food will make you praise the Lord a second time in the morning! Their is something I have been doing lately as a reviewer. Not eating the same dish twice. That way I have more items to review and I try to take pictures when I can so you can see the food that I eat. When when I get here, I get so caught up in excitement just to eat I forget but this time I got some for you. I have had their skillet, eggs, omelet, chilaquilas and I know that may be spelled wrong but you know what I meant. This time I had the Taco Salad it was the first time I ventured into the non breakfast foods. Breakfast is always a 10 this was a 9.5 only because I expected tortilla slivers on top instead of American croutons and more salsa and maybe a spicy avocado drizzle as an added flavor boost. But those are all personal preferences like salt or pepper ya know! Hands down this place has a Sunday Vibe that fits all generations, all people and whatever you are doing on a Sunday be it after Church or before the game. Give it a try but be ready to go back again and again! Oh and ask for Alize and tell her Malinda your Yelp reviewer Sent you! read more

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Great service and excellent chilaquiles. The cafe de olla was really good. I'm glad I finally found a place with great chilaquiles in Manteca. read more

Everything is delicious!!!! Their drinks are top notch and The food tastes like its really homemade!!!! Have been here many times and never been disappointed!!! Try it out! read more

I've came into Querencia twice. First time was right after they opened and we had their Chilaquiles and they were good but spicier with each bite so it was hard to enjoy. You could tell they were super busy but doing their best to service everyone. We decided to give it another shot. We arrived and one of the waitresses told us if we could wait in the front entrance to give her time to clean up a table. We could visibly see 3 tables that had not been cleared yet. Another lady ended up saying excuse me to signal us it was ready and just slapped the menus on the table and walked away. Not a great start to the second time there. The cheeseburger wasn't very good. The patty had no flavor and it was definitely very basic. Barely any sauce added to it as well. The Chicken Avocado was good but the fries also needed to be cooked longer. They were still a little hard and not as warm. Needed to be crispier. They were also bland. As we sat waiting for our food another set of customers came in and had to wait for a table to be cleaned again. The photo of the main dining area is how it was the entire time we were there. I think they definitely needed a bus boy or someone helping them clean the tables so it didn't look so messy the entire time we were there. It's not a great look. We barely even got checked on or greeted well either. Seemed like the employees were tired and fed up unfortunately. Will not be coming back and do not recommend this spot. There is a lot of other cute brunch spots that go the extra mile for the experience. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Cheeseburger and Chicken Avocado Club - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

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Great service and the staff was dressed up as minions. Andrea was very tentative and sweet. I would totally recommend this restaurant and when we come this way again we will definitely eat here. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Great veggie omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

Today it was our first time visiting this cute spot for lunch. The food was excellent and the service was great. The diner is clean and modern. I had cafe de la olla chilaquiles with green salsa and steak. My dad ordered the grilled chicken burger with onions and iced tea. Ricky was our server, he was kind and made the suggestion for my order. We will be back. read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Señor pops and me. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

A cute little mexican brunch spot, nice atmosphere, freindly staff, and amazing pozole! Absolutely the best pozole I've had, especially in Manteca! read more

Querencia Brunch Restaurant - Pozole Verde - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Manteca, California

We went to mother's day brunch last year and it was fantastic . Had a PO pretty long wait but so worth. It . Looking forward to going back . Friendly staff ,reasonably priced and food was amazing . read more

We came here after spending the night at Great wolf lodge. Food and service was amazing. Cute little brunch spot in Manteca. read more

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This place opened at the old Johnny's. We came one rainy morning wanting to try their brunch offerings. I saw that the place were fully upgraded and everything's new. The place is well lit with booth, table and counter seatings. We were seated at their booth table which was spacious and comfortable. We both ordered coffee for our morning drink. I love that the smell of their coffee were so fragrant that it woke me up right away. I decided to order country fried steak with hash brown and eggs over easy. This was my go to breakfast food whenever I try a new place to see if I will come back to it again. Also ordered was their Q-brunch burger with onion rings and baked cheese for dipping. The country fried steak was battered nicely with the right amount of meat to batter portion. It was crunchy on the outside yet juicy on the inside. Their country gravy had tiny slices of breakfast sausage which add up to the flavor. It was a nice combination and just how I like my gravy, thick. Hash brown and eggs paired perfectly as well and with the toast to clean the plate with, yum! Q burger were juicy in every bite with the crunch of bacon to go with. It also had hash brown inside so that was a delightful surprise to our taste buds. The onion rings were also fried with the right amount if greasiness in it. This place were very inviting and the decor were very appealing to my senses. The only issue I have with them is that they need to put a mat on their doorways and wet sign since the day we went was a rainy day. They need to watch out for people slipping on their floors to avoid accidents. But other than that their service was excellent and prompt. They kept our coffee topped up and friendly service altogether. Definitely another place to keep coming back from. read more

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Came here in the morning in a small group, was seated right away. Britney did a wonderful job with the drinks and giving us refills on our coffee. Food came out around the same time for everyone. Was not too busy on a Saturday morning. Plenty of seating all around the restaurant. Chicken fried steak was around 6-8 oz. Would have preferred country style gravy, but overall good. The chili verde omelette was definitely more food for its price. Our waters and coffees were topped off multiple times and we got extra napkins when the food came out. Thank you to Britney for being our server today. read more

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Their pozole is delicious! And they were very nice. Highly recommend. Will go back again.